Ecosystem-based adaptation : approaches to sustainable management of aquatic resources / Arvind Kumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumar, Arvind (Chief scientist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecosystem management.

Sustainable development.

Aquatic ecology.

Aquatic resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (702 pages)

Other Title:

Approaches to sustainable management of aquatic resources

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: Approaches to Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources presents a close examination of the role of ecosystem-based adaptation in managing river basins, aquifers, flood plains and their vegetation to provide water storage and flood regulation. Furthermore, the book explores improved ecosystem-based services for managing floods, conservation of water and its resources (including watersheds), avoiding water scarcity, and ensuring long-term water security planning, all in the context of sustainable development goals.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Challenge of climate change

Chapter 3. Ecosystem-based adaptation approach: concept and its ingredients

Chapter 4. Coping with climate chang[e]

Chapter 5. Toward water security

Chapter 6. Toward sustainable food security

Chapter 7. Sustainable smart cities

Chapter 8. Sustaining life below water

Chapter 9. Preserving life on Earth

Chapter 10. Mainstreaming ecosytem-based adaptation

Chapter 11. Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kumar, Arvind. Ecosystem-based adaptation.

ISBN:

9780128156919

0128156910